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Horse profile

Storytale (GB)

4yo gelding (at last run, May 2016) · Last trainer Dave Roberts · Last owner D B Roberts
by Rip Van Winkle (IRE) out of Night Haven (GB) (Night Shift)
8 runs · 6 courses · from Sep 2014
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 9 May 2016 — 3,817 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2016 · 11th of 12 Won at Wolverhampton (AW) Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 51
KTB Profile

Storytale (GB) is 1 from 8, the win coming at Class 6 level. Hasn't won since Feb 2016. Last raced off a career-high mark of 51.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 6 OR at career high
Official rating51At career-high mark
51 48–51

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 77A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 22 Feb 2016 Official rating 51 at the last run, 9 May 2016

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 8 figures · best 77A · median 55.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)577A67—
Firm1———
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f577A67—
6f – 7f356A51—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 3,947 runs since Jan 2008 (324 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm19210.5%+0.40 from 1
Good to Firm499499.8%−0.3—
Good901829.1%−10 from 1
Good to Soft440358%−2.10 from 1
Soft5415410%−0.1—
Heavy1822011%+0.9—
Standard (AW)1,36315711.5%+1.41 from 5
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1271511.8%+1.7—
6f – 7f90210111.2%+1.10 from 3
1m – 1m1f976899.1%−1—
1m2f – 1m4f990989.9%−0.21 from 5
1m5f – 2m6366610.4%+0.3—
2m1f – 2m4f258238.9%−1.2—
2m5f – 3m57712.3%+2.2—
Over 3m100%−10.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Night Haven (GB) (Night Shift)

At least 12 siblings in the archive, 8 winners — best of them Duke Of Rainford (GB) (5 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m2½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Rosa Grace (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Duke Of Rainford (GB)5455fClass 5
Eastern Destiny (GB)1346f–1m2½fClass 3
Secret Night (GB)4845f–7fClass 3
Evening Starlight (GB)2445f–6fClass 6
Rosa Grace (GB)737f–1m2fListed
Christmas Night (GB)4637f–7½fClass 6
Flycatcher (IRE)1127½f–1mClass 3
Perfect Haven (GB)1127fClass 4
Shafgaan (GB)110——
Land Ahoy (GB)130——
Dream of Mine (GB)40——
Champagne Queen (GB)110——

The twelve with most wins are shown; the family holds more.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 5 1 20% +7.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 4 1 25% +8.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 7 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wolverhampton (AW) 3 1 33% +9.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Bath 1 0 0% −1.00
Pontefract 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 5 1 20% +7.00
6f – 7f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Alex Edwards 3 1 33% +9.00
Jamie Spencer 2 0 0% −2.00
Charles Bishop 1 0 0% −1.00
Colm O'Donoghue 1 0 0% −1.00
William Twiston-Davies 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Cheekpieces 2 1 50% +10.00
Hood 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 4 1 25% +8.00
2015 3 0 0% −3.00
2014 1 0 0% −1.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
09 May 16+52d Wolverhampton (AW) Combine Business With Racing At Wolverhampton Amateur Riders' Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 12 ran 11/12 7 10-10 5149C Alex Edwards 2/1F
18 Mar 16+25d Wolverhampton (AW) Coral Connect Handicap Class 7 · 12f · Standard · 12 ran 2/12 nk 9-4 5071A Charles Bishop 5/2F
22 Feb 16+13d Wolverhampton (AW) Bet In Play At Coral Amateur Riders' Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 12 ran 1/12 10-7 4877A Alex Edwards 11/1
09 Feb 16+181d Southwell (AW) Coral.co.uk Amateur Riders' Handicap Class 6 · 11f · Standard · 14 ran 5/14 hd 10-9 4967A Alex Edwards 16/1
12 Aug 15+114d Bath Royal British Legion Club (keynsham) Ltd Memorial Handicap Class 6 · 10f · Firm · 9 ran 4/9 ¾ 9-6 5055A Jamie Spencer 9/4F
20 Apr 15+23d Pontefract Watch Racing Uk Anywhere Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good · 11 ran 11/11 2¼ 9-3 —32C Jamie Spencer 33/1
28 Mar 15+205d Kempton (AW) Molson Coors Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 7f · Standard · 8 ran 6/8 4½ 8-13 —51C Colm O'Donoghue 20/1
04 Sep 14 Haydock Betfred Supports Jack Berry EBF Maiden Stakes (Div 2) Class 5 · 6f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 7/9 2¾ 9-0 —56A William Twiston-Davies 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Storytale (GB) won?
Storytale (GB) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2014 and 2016, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 2 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trained Storytale (GB)?
Storytale (GB) was trained by Dave Roberts on the most recent run on record, at Wolverhampton (AW) on 9 May 2016.
Who is Storytale (GB)'s sire?
Storytale (GB) is by Rip Van Winkle (IRE) out of Night Haven (GB), whose sire is Night Shift.
What going does Storytale (GB) prefer?
Storytale (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Storytale (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 51, from the run on 9 May 2016. That is also the highest on record.
What is Storytale (GB)'s sire's record?
Rip Van Winkle (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 3,947 runs since Jan 2008 (324 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Storytale (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Night Haven (GB), Storytale (GB) has at least 12 other produce in our archive, 8 of them winners. Most wins: Duke Of Rainford (GB) (5). Highest grade won: Listed (Rosa Grace (GB)). The wins came over 5f–1m2½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2014. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.